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[moderator Re: why use pow(x, 2)?
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[moderator Re: why use pow(x, 2)?




On Nov 2, 2009, at 2:01 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote:

> i just came across some code, and i'm trying to understand why the developer
> chose to use the pow() function instead of simply multiplying as the 2nd
> arguments are always 2.  i'm certainly no mathematician, but if the 2nd
> argument is going to be 2, why use pow()?  is it just a matter of taste?
>
> why use this:

This is not a cocoa specific auestion.

take it elsewhere._______________________________________________

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